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Jim Overcast, general manager of Strable Lumber Co., Oakland, returned to duty the first of this month following successf,ul surgery and a couple of weeks at home to mend up.

Burt Wheeler of Larkspur Lumber Company, and the missus took in the Mardi Gras for a starter and then went on to vacation in sunny Mexico and points south to Guatemala.

John Pearson, Pearson Lumber Co., Concord, did it again. One weekend last month his whole cre,w showed up wearing Beatle wigs, and yeah, Beatle music over the intercom. Believe it or not it didn't drive 'em away. John gave away a free Beatle record album (to use the word lightly) for every purchase of over $10. and r.eportedly exhausted the supply in every record store in Conco'rd. Ttranks John.

John Castleman, head of Mill Valley Lumber Co., retur"ned to rainy Marin last month after a couple of weeks of tropical sun and fun in Hawaii.

Bob Macfie of San Rafael spent a week in Oregon last month calling on Kilgore Lumber suppliers.

Joe Handlery, Carrnel Builders Supply, and Mrs. Handlery, returned home last month ajter a month's vacation in Hawaii.

Ralph Lamon left the store in the capable hands of Gordon Saunders, Pat Tynan, Bob Bolton and Myrtle Haney last month while he called on Lamon Lumber suppliers in Oregon.

Martin Tweet, former manager of Capitol Ply'wood in Reno, has been named manager of CBS Plywood of Nevada, 2?55 East 5th Street, Reno. CBS, which maintains headquarters in Oakiand, opened the Reno branch last month,

Les Crank, former manager of the Homer T. Hayward Lumber Co. Hollister branch, has been named to assist Chal Cross at Tmckee-Tahoe Lumber's Truckee yard.

Bob Evju spent the eally part of March in Hawaii on Evju Products business.

Tom Gray, California Redwood Sales, Santa Rosa, and Phil Nell, Sonoma Wood Products, Healdsburg, joined a group of friends for some winter fishing off the Baja California coast.

Ken Metkzer, head of Feather River Lumber Company, Sloat and Loyalton, retur:ned to his Reno main office last month aftnr a few weeks of unwinding at Acapulco.

Dick McKannay, Mar-Mac Lumber Co., San Francisco, spent a few weeks escaping the winter chill at Guaymas, Mazatlan and Rosario.

Ken Bowes of American River Lumber Co., Sacramento, is back moving wood a.fter surwiving a serious auto accident when his parked car was struck by another m<-rtorist.

Colie Schwartz, general manager of Norco Distributing, Sacramento, has announced some territory changes, among them Ron Walker to the Tahoe territory and Keith Simmons to the Mother Lode territory. Walker had formerly covered the Sonora (Continued, on Pag,e 40)

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(Continu,ed lrom Pqge 38) area and Simmons had been in the plumbing division at Sacra,mecrto.

Ted Deacy is the proud poppa of another boy, name of Mike. Wife Betty and the over-eight-pound, newest member of the Purple Hat Gang, are doing just fine. They also have a girl and two other boys.

Dick Freeman, Mason Supplies veep gave the plant tour to 20 Norwegian steel, plumbing and building materials whole. salers. Sales and purchasing, warehouse and materials handling were discussed.

Les Shirkey, business manag'er for Huff Lumber Co., Los Angeles, announced his retirement from the lumber business the end of March. He has left the industry because of other interests. Al Klaus, veteran of the Huff sales department, has taken over the position.

Bob Suttton and Ifarold Nelso& well known San Diego lumbermen, have established the Bay Lumber Company in National City. Both were associated with Dixieline for many years and prior to that with the Airline Lumber Company of the border city. They will concentrate on serving contractors.

Many lumbermen from southern California attended Western Pine Association's emvention in San Franeisco, including Jefi Brooks, Jerry llodge, Elmer Lewis and Frosty Foster from Brooks-Dodge Lumber Co. Norman Winsor. Horace and Sterling W'olfe, Bob Theetge, Lloyd \Mebb and others.

Estella Seemayer was hostess ,at lunch- eon for the board members of Hoo-HooEtte Club 1. The Chalon Furniture Mart was elected for the March meeting when four kittens were concatenated into the organization.

Pat and Chol Croes of Tfuckee-Tahoe Lumber Compony returned to the mountain snow Ma,rch 26 arfter three weeks varationing along the Oregon eoast,

Don and Martha Snyder, of Snyder: Lumber Company, La^ke Forest (Tahoe), returaed home during mid-March after six weeks in Europe where they took in fte Winter Olympics. They were accompanied by their daughte'r Stepha.nie and Pete Heuga of Tahoe City whose boy Jimmy won us a bronze medal in the Olympic slalom and 1st place at Kandahar.

Tom Glenn, forrner Gordon - MacBeath Ilardwood manager at Sacramentn, took ove'r th.e old 24th Street yard of Economy Lumber Co. a,nd has converted the operation into a wholesale hardwood business.

Bud Byard, formerly with Gillon Lumber Co. and fYinity River Lumber Sales, has joined Stan Dick in the newly formed Big Four Lumber Co., 3931 Gea;ry Blvd., San Francisco. The new ffrm will represent the Big Four stud mill at Hoopa and will also conduct a general wholesale business.

Ilon G. MoMillen, assistant United States sales manager for B. C, Forest Products, Vancouver, B. ,C., was a recent visitor in southern California. He spent several days calling on accounts with Forrest Wilson, firm representative, before continuing on his coast to coast sun'ey trip.

Attractive and popular "Girl Friday," llelen Peaee, is now with Jim Kirby at C. E. Williams in Long Beadr. Some yea.rs ago Helen started her lumber career with this same organization.

Max and Morgery llill, O. M. Ilill Lumber Co. joined company buyer Kirk Kirkpatrick and his wife at the WPA convention in March. Max and Margery then took a post convention trip to Mexico City, Mexico and Vero Beach, Fla. to catch Dodger training.

John llanson and Lynn Hansen (got those E's and O's straight?) also made WPA's San Francisco convention. Then it was a northern California mill country tour for their company, Hansen Wholesale in Encino.

Ifal Brown, after flying into Bar.celona, Spain has decided to "go the rest of the way by ship; slow, safe and salubrious," he writes, Hal is a former president of the old Retail Lurnber Association of Southern California.

Jim Linderman, Long Beach wholesaler, is a good bet to star[ picking up trophies in "Prelude," the 48 ft. racing sloop he bought the first of 'this year. In previous boats Jim won about every award g"iven by the Pacific Handicap Racing Fleet

Bill Fahs, California Panel & Veneer headman and wife Kathy, are on'a two month air tour of the Orient, Australia and the South Paci6c. They exp.ect to retura about May 16th.

John Holdridge has joined the staff of Tarter, Webster & Johnson in Los Angeles. John has been preparing for his career in Iumber for more than five years.